Welcome to EV&Me! This blog is a platform for owners and drivers of all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) to share their experiences—the good, the bad, and the funny—of driving electric. We hope you enjoy reading their stories and that their advice is helpful for those of you looking into an EV purchase of your own.

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"Definitely read and post questions on online forums" before getting an electric vehicle, advises Jered Sneesby, owner of a 2014 BMW i3 REx. "Going electric is a lot easier when you realize you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself."

"We [got] an electric car so that I could use the HOV lane for my daily commute to Oakland," says Edgar Wong-Chen, new owner of a 2018 Nissan Leaf. "That allowed me to move back to Davis, a place where I can afford to own a home and where I want to raise my family."

"A plug-in hybrid is a very easy way to enter the world of EVs, and can be a good option for people not yet ready to take the plunge of going fully electric," notes Mollie D'Agostino, who recently began leasing a 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid.